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Stock Prices Shoot Higher
As Data Lift Bond Market

Stocks shot higher for a third straight day Thursday as the bond market advanced on a trio of economic reports that suggest a slowdown in economic growth.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which jumped 38.44 on Wednesday to post back-to-back gains for the first time in a week, continued to rise at the opening bell and showed a gain of 38 to 6385 in late morning trading.